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14 January 2010
- Climate change researchers win big grant
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A group of climate change experts, including two Oxford Brookes academics, has been awarded £640,000 to find ways of protecting suburbs against the effects of global warming.
17 December 2009
- Zero carbon homes for the future
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Oxford Brookes will play an important role in the research and development of zero carbon homes for the future.
16 December 2009
- Prime Minister backs MINI E trials
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Prime Minister Gordon Brown welcomed an electric MINI to Downing Street and backed the trials involving Oxford Brookes University.
25 November 2009
- New study explores world of babies
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Researchers have set up a special Babylab with the latest eye tracker technology to explore how the language spoken around babies affects their understanding and ability to organise objects.
- Successful bid for large-scale research project 'Inter-professional Education and Collaborative Practice'
- The Westminster Institute of Education and the School of Health and Social Care have been awarded £19,000 from the Central Research Fund for the above research project.
24 November 2009
- Experts team up on climate change
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Leading climate change experts from Oxford Brookes and Oxford University will share the platform at the Oxford Institute for Sustainable Development conference Now or Never: A low carbon built environment for the 21st century.
19 November 2009
- International Fellowship award scheme 2010/2011
- International Fellowship award scheme 2010/2010
24 June 2009
- Oxford Brookes key player in world's biggest trial of electric cars
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Scientists and psychologists at Oxford Brookes University are taking part in the world’s largest co-ordinated trial of environmentally friendly vehicles.
21 May 2009
- Dr Catherine Hobbs joined advisory group
- Dr Catherine Hobbs, School of Technology, has been invited to join an advisory group at DIUS.
15 May 2009
- World expert on human evolution in new documentary
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Dr Jeffrey Rose's research is featured in new series The Incredible Human Journey.
01 April 2009
- Professor Jeya Henry interviewed in The Saturday Telegraph
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Functional Food Centre Director Professor Jeya Henry discusses his work with columnist Rose Prince.
- New research and exchange programme with Indian universities
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Oxford Brookes University will partner Panjab University on research and exchanges.
26 March 2009
- Outstanding partnership clinches major award
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Brookes has won a national award for its pioneering work with an Oxfordshire company.
20 March 2009
- Outstanding KTP partnership clinches major award
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Pioneering computer vision work between OBU and Oxford Company Vicon has been named Best Knowledge Transfer Partnership in the UK
